The Letter of!(. RichardtheSeco11d, to I' ope Boniface the Nimb. 581 i ~:~~ } : ~:~; r~~h~l~~;~/~ct~~c~~ii~~~~f ~:~.i~~d~~~:~\:~K:~; : ~~;;. ~u~:~~ ~t~~~~Yr~~~~:~~c;~;~d~~~~~c:;;~~:~n~~~i~4 <of rhe Church will be dcfpifcd, and r.hcy !halJ bmd the , h:~._ve ~o full trull of your n~l~tcoul'ild$, put it to the exaf : ::~~:r~~i1fs ~~~: ~~dco\:~f~~~~~~~~~~n~~~: ' ~~h~~~}t1_~~~~~~~bfr~~h~5r~d~~~~fu~~ ~~~I,: ~\{c < Gqds law, fo by rhis m~ns.at length Temporal Lords : cozmm_r Jt unto_able pcrfon~and &J.ve rhcm full ~wer ro ~~~~: : ~~~~;~ha;~~:~;~:m~ra:~er~~l~:~y :~~i~~~~~ ' ~;~fo~~~~~~ ::~~~n!ffi~~:~~~~ ;:~~~:~h=~~~~f ~.0 c people, and b.nds; they will ~pOll du:Jr po!Tdlions, and 'God free, f~dy rv provide for a new fhepherd. : r;~~n~~:::i~~~i~!~i,~:~ud~~;(;d,~~f:;h~~i!~ 'd~~~~co~;~ ~~~~rr~f~ ~-~;;~ti~~:i rat~~~~~~k~i::~~ ~~~~t~ : ~~~e~~~}:,,~\~~ndr~~e 0~~:~~~o;~~f ~~~C~:;~h~~~~ : ~~~;~ 1 ~~r~~~;;~r ~f~;;~~~~~ig~%~~~ds~c~~~~~C: ~f~~ pt~ ' their own liberty, fimU wax prouder than the-y be wont, ' continue 1n_lu~ ftar of hot lour tQ the o~cncc of all people, : ~~~(~athv:ct:u~~~ ~o~~efurt!~~e~~~~~·~;;;:~;~ : s;~~:~~~J~;~~~~~;~~t~::~ ~~~c£~;fo~hf~~~·~'.ld the <were wonc.,to purfc up mOilt'f> to opprdS the fubJ~, m 'But 1frou fay, l t ts no_t rcqmfite that the caufcof Gods ' their punilhings to feek for gam.,to confo~md laws, w fiir 'Church fhould be died 1~ mntroverfie, and thcn:f~re we .. : :;~~~fui~~~~~~~!tdn~~: i~~~~'~!t~~~~~ ~ ~~~:. fo cafil.y go from tt,fecing ourconfcicrtce gam-fay· : ~h'!f:~~ ~:~~f~~ ~~~? ~r~~~~~~;:r~:; , t~;~h~~~1;~'~J~:·~~~;:r~~~:~ j~~;~ ~~if~~ ~~~ ~do follow if theChurch fhoukl be left long in this doubt~ 'be :t ~rfonal caufe{as :thnofi all the w?rld probably think~ < fuln'e(s of a fchifm,:md then fltould that old Caying be viTi~ 'er:h) 1t )'1': were the followers of Chnlt, ye would rat hiT 'fitd; In rhofe days tbcre was no King in Jfrae~,butcvery 'chu(ea t<:mporal death., tllln tofuffer fitch a wavering. I }!~'for~•~ :&~~d~~Jlf: ~:t;~~~:!F~'~r{2;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~: : ~o:~r (~~:,~1~1~: ~J~~~:~?;~~u~~oJ~l~~~f~~~~Je~~~: Pope. • tains,Js they had been !beepwithout afhephcrd :for when ' cverlafiing flume of thl': ApofiohCJl drgnity. Dtd not Clt- 'thefhc-phtrd is finincn,the fitttp of the Jlock !hall be fC3t- 'ment n:tmed,or(that I may more truly fpcak ) ordained of : ~~e~~(~tg:~S~~~~:hf~ldt~c~~~ :rct~ra~:~~~~~~ : ~.Pri;r,~~~~~!l:~~~~g~t;;~~ ~f t'fs~~~~~rr;: 'obeditnee.WhenJafim had the offici': of the highefi Pridl:, 'an example?Alfo Pope Siricius gave ova his Poptdom to < <be a corn~ of the 11~ V~rgins.l11ertfore m~h more ' (ought)'OU(tfnetdrequtrt){;IYCO\'et)"OUrPojl(dom,that : Exercifes of the Gmian~, and def"pifing thofc ~hin~ that : )f~:t~~J~tb~~~~~~~;~ i~~h:1i~~~e~ 0~0~:~ \~~~i~~~ ~ : bdonscd to the Pricfls,dtd la~ur with all thctr mtght to ( ~efend the<.:ommon nght,cvct~ w b!oodft1ed:fu 1s ttfomc~ ' learn Inch things of the Grwam;. and by_ th~t n:eans the 'tunes neceffaty for a malt tt? wmk :It his own caufe, and tO '<pJace,ft.'Ople,andholyointingofPriefls,whichmumespl!l 'forfakeitforagrcaterprofi t,andby thatmcausber:certo ' were had in grc:1t te\'ercnce of Kings.,were rroddtn under 'procurl':peace.Should not he be thought a Devil._and Chrills • foot of all men,and ~by the Kings power, :tnd w-as < ct~my ofall men ,t~at W?ul~ ;r.gro:e toanEk&on_madeo( : cr;;~~~c!'ryrcl~i~gl~kf~~l;ili~~vr~~~;~~~·~ : ~~~ot:ct~~~~;~~~~i~~:ru~~~i~~~f~~ ~~:~~ 'and let him be the follower of him by whom he hath got~ ' the offence and lo!S of all fatthful people? If fitch mifchidS < ten _authority above others. c fhould be known to all the world by Gods revelation, to ~~~~~:r'bJ 'I~youmarkwell,moflholyFathcr,you_fha.ll find that 'eo~ to-~ byfuchrccciving_ofthc Popcdom andApcr Onlryorr~: ~l~~~ ; ~o~~~:~b~~e~a~;r~r1;~0n~~~~~l1;y~~:er:~d:~v~~~! : ~~~~~ i~~j~~J~f ~~f~~{a~~A~~~tar~~r~, 1;d f~~}a~~~~ ~~~ EE~~.:~~~ : 1:~!~~~~~,:~:b~~cl~~ld~~~~;;~!~~~~~~w~1~~·~ : ~~:~~~:~~~cl~~~~tt~~~~~~~~)?Ch:~ 1 ~]~1 ~;~~rull'c~~~h;1~~~ :i;~~~~i. 'their bret~ren. To him tl_ut :lSkcd his coat, to give thl': ' thcr together the children of God, which arC (catte~e~ ' doak,to him that finote !urn on the ouc chcek.,t? turn ~he <abroad : ?ut (~eh an e_ncmy of God and _the Church ~~of:~~!!~~ ~~~~o~lt~;~~~~~~~~v~ ~~ts~CC:~ : ;;!~~ht~~s~u~o~:~ ~~ ;~l~n:r~~\~~~~ }~;ea::~ ~tNCSI· < blood,ycaand ifnetdr_~quired,todic.!hcfc:th~gc;,~ G.y,bc <to be Pope to live in a lower fiatr, although it wcrc.ho- ~- : ~~~h~\~:J~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;~~:~:~ :d=.b!~~~~~ r~o:n~:~r~f~~~:~~f~1~f~~C~~~n~~ < all men is mofl bound to:t\1 the fh«p ofChrifi.For the fear ' move your heart,fhcw indctd tliJ.t your works may be:tr re~ ' of God therefore, and forth~ love of the flock which ye ' cord to the truth. Clement and Sirici:rs mofl holy Popes, TM f1.o.re ~~~tf~;~~E~~:;g~~~~~~~~:~~~ ;~;~~:~l~iLI~~~ti~~~~fil¥::~£~~~~~ ~;1t.~ ' tf thou behe,tcllusopcnly,andfhewthyfelftothc":'orld, '~.ndever, i f)·ewoulddothchkeforaneccff:uycaufc,that 'slut all we may follow one.Bc not to us a bloody Btlhop, ' httdto the ' lefl by your occafion ma1ts blood be filed, Id\ He~ I (\v;r.\low ' right chu~ 'fuchanumbcroffouls,andlefl:thcn::tllll':ofChrifibccvil ' manfully: J{ !taldan. 'fpoken of by Infidels, through fucha '~'orthy perfon_agc . ' kforthri,r ~;;~.~. f,1·u , 'But raadventurt ye will f~y, for OU~ nghteoufnefs lt _is ( 0~\'11 commodity or hOitOUT,that is tO fay, that under your •bourlt:c c lll:llllrefl: etl~gh,and WC Wil\nOt put lt to ?!he-r mens?Jf~ < Wl_ng they mi_ght be pr0~01cd tO _riches and honour.Aftcr !'ope. ( putanon.Ifthts b::t!d :tnfwer ~uld be adm1~t~,thcfchtfin 't.hts fort Achttophd W:lS" JOy"ned W1fh .Abfalom in p~rl"ecu· : 1r~c:;;~ ~;~:~~'~ ~~~~~~~1~~ ~:~~~~r:::~t~,:r~~~~~~:~Y':fi~i- 'tl~l~;!~~~7~!:~~efi~u~~r~~~~~;!rd'Jr ';~ ~~~g~:i~ 'ded betwtxt them, neither part cm be comptlled to S;Wc 'on,becaufc ~th parttes f!JCk fhflrro the o~ fafhron of Ele- ; place t?theoth~rwithoutrr~uch bloodfhed.Thc lncarnattOl'l ( d-ion,and either of t~emcov~t tht prccmm~nce of the Ro- ~bt1:'d.~h:i 0~ Chr~fi and _h~:> 1_\c_furreCbon was well enough known to 'mifhChurch>counRlln~g ~11 Chtifiians to obey them. A_nd t~~ Popn (htm"felt and hts Difctplcs; yet !}(asked of his Father to be 'although through thmgtvingovtr thef.llhion of chulmg ~~~~" j~J,:~;~·;~"~~~:t;:~~;;!;~:!~E~ ;t:~tr:2~:~:~i1~~;J!!i£i~t~:t; g~f: funr:: thmg mrght be knowu to all mm. Tht forr:f.Ud rea-' 'ibtcobPope,butthe (uccdfor r.:id}(Apoflle,asn~effu;• caufc "1Uo.,. C c c 3 're~
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